There's a Strange Stone in the Middle of London and Nobody Knows Why

[@Alex_Plante]

When I was 9 years old I picked up a stone on a beach that looked interesting. 50 years later, it's still sitting on my desk. It's always been on my home desk, wherever I've lived, from the age of 9.

[@NightBazaar]

People in the future will come from around the world to gaze at the stone and marvel at the tales of how and why the stone came to be on the desk. Imagine! You could begin a whole new legend! 😲

[@dearthditch]

I can certainly imagine thoughty2 making a video about it at this point

[@charlottecristallo479]

If I kept all the cool rocks I picked up my house would collapse under the weight of them 😅

[@daughterofpb]

​@@charlottecristallo479same! I brought stones back from Northern Minnesota after 2 days up there. 😅😂😊

[@slybri5751]

I thought i was a BIG stoner. Till i met you guys😂

[@JJ-Streaming]

Anyone severely depressed and needs help. DO NOT USE BETTER HELP! See your doctor not a scam company!!

[@roxannlegg750]

I agree, a close relative had to get help, and found a psych locally thru these ppl, but they split from them for proff reasons, and are now solo. They are not well regarded.

[@GonzalezSix67]

Yup!! Heard so many things wrong with that site. I’m sure KZbinrs know about that site, but they get paid so it don’t matter I guess. Gotta make that $$$.

[@T____K]

thank god, there are other people realizing this! i just wanted to comment the same, explicitly after his comment about trusting this company! kind of antisocial if you think about it ....

[@coreycommander-p9z]

Better help is a pyramid scam scene please don’t use it .

[@just_kos99]

When I first heard about them, I think from this channel, I did some research and thought, Naw, not for me. (And yes, I'm severely depressed and don't have easy access to MH care, which is why I was hoping they were legit.)

[@CarlAyers-x8h]

A rock concert was once held there. And this one rock got so stoned, it didn't realize the concert was over.

[@2openhere]

I heard it was, Queens of the Stone Age.

[@DæmonV86]

That's just igneous.

[@heru-deshet359]

This would have had me rolling if it was funny.

[@lfrankow]

That's heavy, man..

[@OakwiseBecoming]

Please see a doctor and get your tongue tie fixed. The speech impediment is irritating to listen to.

[@nonosays]

At the very least the London Stone is an incredible link to the past and carries the vibration, memory, hopes and dreams of many centuries of Londoners. That alone is magical!

[@jdb47games]

I have lived in London all my 60 years, but never heard of this stone until a flurry of KZbin videos on it this year. I must have passed it many times.

[@CraneHealingArts]

Hidden in plain sight and easily overlooked.

[@Peregringlk]

The idea that Romans placed the rock there as a reference marker in the very center of the roman settlement is what makes most sense, much more sense that the other hypothesis.

[@Emprivan]

Ya, center marker, could be some sort of corner markers way outside also, but center one would be something more important over time. I could see a group put that stone down and say "this is where we will put the statue" once its finished. Original plan got changed, sculpter died with no aprentis. But even today I'll put a big rock where the lid to the septic is. And use big rocks to mark where a sprinkler stubout is burried, if and when I'm ready to extend the line, I know right where to dig for it. It might just say this land belongs to where this rock comes from. Like a flag on the Moon, could be that simple.

[@tsunamitube3351]

I reckon it once had a sword pulled from it...

[@ZherIuck]

Wasn't it the Romans who are well known to have used Limestone to make their cement and build their roads and buildings with it? To have a piece from home and make it the center were all roads meet. On top of that considering its original size it might have also been their measurement standard. Makes sense to me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@pippastar1606]

Agreed. And then the stone is of genuine interest and relevance. Historically significant.

[@pippastar1606]

@@tsunamitube3351 lol this comment

[@charaznable9209]

Thoughty2 just made me sit through the biography of a dumb rock and made me enjoy every second of it.

[@piratessalyx7871]

Rocks arent dumb…lol…people are

[@TheOfficialKRACK]

No one made you do anything. Thanks for the lame comment

[@UnfortunateCritic4]

@@TheOfficialKRACK not meant to be taken so literally....

[@gglen6574]

Nice feedback 😁

[@Samstrainsofficially]

What is a video about a building but a biography of a bunch of dumb rocks

[@sandrataylor3723]

I try to learn something new every day. I'm 67 and have never heard of the London Stone. Thanks for bringing this to light. It was very intriguing.

[@David-bw7is]

Back in the late 70s as a little kid, probably 5 or 6 I found two light grey stones on Porthcawl beach (Wales) while on holiday, one was the exact size and shape of a foot and the other was the shape of a heart....and I still have both. For years the heart shaped one was used as a paper weight on my desk, but now both are propped up in my "Knick Knack" (Stuff I've brought back from travels that I found unusual) cabinet at home with a little description of where and when I found them written on the back in pencil. It's amazing how you attach things to memories, as I can still remember decades later where I found them, what the weather was like, the colour of the bucket and spade I was carrying and the clothes my late father was wearing when we were looking in the rock pools.

[@WarrenPeace007]

I once found some crayfish claws on a beach and used them as arse scratchers.

[@stalhandske9649]

Thank you for sharing this story! I'm quite abit younger, but I've had a similar habit of picking peculiar looking rocks from moments & places I feel are momentous to me. You might enjoy a novel written by one of my country's better known authors, called Mika Waltari. He wrote many historical novels (of which _The Egyptian_ with its god-awful Hollywood film version is internationally best known,) known for being very well researched, employing then-cutting-edge archaeological studies. One I'm thinking of is called "The Etruscan" from 1956 that takes place during Greco-Persian Wars and tells the story of Turms, a man who wakes close to Delphi and can't remember his origins or previous life almost at all. During his travels he picks stones with which he can remember long stretches of his life afterwards (he narrates these as flashbacks, being an old man already.) It's amazing how so many things he speculates in this novel about Etruscans, not a very well understood people at the time he wrote, have been confirmed by later research and further findings (just like with _The Egyptian,_ actually. Many aegyptologists have marveled his accuracy.) I don't know how accessible these are in English these days, but if you manage to find them, they're a treat!

[@OakwiseBecoming]

Please see a doctor and get your tongue tie fixed. The speech impediment is irritating to listen to.

[@zsigzsag]

Could the foot be a fossil of an ancient footprint? Many such footprints have been found/uncovered that were from ancient even prehistoric times.

[@ustinClements]

Thanks Arran! Was having a rough day today but you put a very much appreciated smile on my face for the moment at least! To me that's worth much more than I could ever manage to explain on here. Just know that you're making a huge difference in a lot of people's lives. Thank you!🙂

[@shawbros]

"I'm not saying it was aliens. But it was aliens." -Giorgio A. Tsoukalos

[@Kazza_8240]

👐🏻

[@slybri5751]

Aww i love Giorgio & Praveen.❤...and i love aliens too👽

[@smelkus]

That sounds like Arnold Rimmer

[@leszken]

Do you mean emigrants from Roman Empire? FU autocorrection

[@maxwanders]

Ancient Astronaut Theorist say yes

[@NukeDukem8614]

better help is a scam

[@ramongarcia8565]

Its Not the First time He promotes a scam

[@THEJOK3R1940]

​​@@ramongarcia8565Many youtubers unfortunately do and they know what they're doing is wrong but hey i guess money talks right?

[@skyblue9354]

The whole world is a scam, stfu

[@fuqupal]

@@ramongarcia8565 Thought that was all he did

[@KristianFraNorge]

I really enjoy his content, but he keeps promoting dodgy companies all the time.

[@Jasminjaeda]

Born and bred on london and never heard of it. So thank you!

[@kitefan1]

I never bother with the tourist spots, except for company after I've lived in a place for about five years.

[@Excession-h6e]

I've never heard of fog in London after the 1950's. A little mist sometimes walking over London bridge in the morning. Has it changed since I lived there? Or am I so old it really is 1950 and I am dreaming?

[@SilverVolo]

Born and bred is wild

[@mb-3faze]

While you're exploring London (again) check out Cleopatra's needle. Often wondered why the sphinx-lions at the base are facing the wrong way. The base still has damage from WW1 (aka the First Small Disagreement) air dropped bomb. Cleo's other needle (she must have been a hoarder) is in Central Park (NY).

[@ThursoBerwick]

You're one of the few people in London who is. I can't even converse with most of them because they aren't fluent.

[@Defaultname62]

The entire city of London collectively having a pet rock is not something I expected to learn today

[@Brazbit]

Some say a farmer extracted it from his field and moved it out of said field and forgot about it. Over the centuries the city rose, and the once inconvenient rock grew from annoyance to landmark to revered relic.

[@piratessalyx7871]

How could he have extracted it out of a field, when it is not geologically from that area.???

[@Brazbit]

@@piratessalyx7871 Some say not everything on internet comment section is true. 😜

[@CallAbyss]

How many times do people need to get get screwed over before you guys stop promoting better help? They are scammers. They don't link you to a therapist, they link you to people who think they are one if it isn't an AI. Mental health is so dangerous and important. Dissapointing

[@MusicCrow]

They’ll stop when the money dries up. I personally couldn’t do that to people and live with myself. But that’s probably why I’m poor, I’m ok with that.

[@kenw2225]

Mental health industry is a scam. Better health is just the natural progression of the industry created off of the diagnosing of everyone with some type of invisible mind disorder. The more invisible mind disorders they invent and treat, the more money for the industry

[@Bubajumba]

​@@MusicCrow Plenty of moral businesses out there, let's find a better excuse

[@stevekirkpatrick1612]

For every villain there exists some person or group who thinks they are a hero. Somewhere there is somebody gaining benefit for every action, regardless of how wicked that event is. Now as for complaining that it could be AI, I hope you keep that same level of skepticism for every AI. For the "people who think they are" professionals, i hope you hold that same skeptical nature for everyone who presents you with their (maybe forged, or maybe genuine) certification. Perhaps you could take on the "mental health advocates" who say it's not only fine, but necessary, to completely cut off family members for "voting the wrong way"? You might already be up to your neck in those arguments, I don't know. But this guy has taken a sponsorship from a company that has apparently been helpful for some and he is holding up his end of the bargain. Aside from complaining about them being scammers, what real evidence of actual harm caused by that company do you have? Is it the perpetuation of the "everybody needs therapy" myth? You might be up to your neck in evidence, but that would be against the individuals who falsely claim accreditation on that platform.

[@stevekirkpatrick1612]

Would you also be against an antique store selling items from an estate sale if some of those items turned out to be fakes? There are almost certainly many genuine therapists who are connected to that service, and you can bet there are plenty of frauds too. They always say "you can switch", would an antique store offer you unlimited free exchanges if the 'genuine pirate shipwreck coin' you bought turned out to be a fake?

[@TaurielTheElf]

Romanus personus I: "Oh look, we dropped a rock while we were transporting that pile earlier today. What should we do with it?" Romanus personus II: "Just leave it there, no one will care." 1000 years later:

[@katekrylov]

The explanation as good as any!

[@kristopherguilbault5428]

Ochams razor! ;)

[@joshua69xx92]

Quickly!! edit the 1 and 2 to I and II

[@bryanslick8704]

Probably correct. The Brits are as mad about old, meaningless tat as the Canadians are about hockey and Minnesotans are about puddles. It's. A. Rock.

[@loke6664]

I don't think so, it was probably used in some kind of construction at the place and is all that is left of it. Whoever moved it moved it a pretty long bit. The British isles have more weird rocks with a huge cultural value, the stone of Scone comes to mind. So the myth probably started in the dark ages about both those stones. If some Roman wanted limestone from Bath for his house or if it was something from earlier is hard to say, many Neolithic megalith project have stones moved from far away so we can't rule that out. Likely though, it was part of some Roman vanity project that got it's weird reputation during the dark ages.

[@jannetteberends8730]

I’m from the city of Amersfoort, that also has a stone. But we know where it came from. It’s a glacial erratic. A rich man had a bet with his friends that he could convince the inhabitants to bring the rock from if’s original position into the city. The inhabitants pulled the stone into the city in 1661, for free beer and pretzels. Amersfoort has the nickname Boulder-city. People from Amersfoort are called Keientrekkers, boulder-pullers. There is also a link with London. In the seventies there was a Boulder-city festival each year. A new stone from another country was brought into the city. One year it was a stone from London bridge.

[@tonnywildweasel8138]

That's funny. Did'nt know that, thanks 👍 Groet'n oet Grun', TW.

[@MrJovianus]

Amersfoort is known for its Hat Club

[@vulcanfeline]

came to the comments looking for a reference to erratic boulders - found one. btw, there are tons of erratic boulders dropped off at the terminus of glaciers from the last ice age. the first one i ever heard of is in NYC

[@mr.morelock]

London Bridge... which was sold to a (gullible?) American, who took it to Havasu City in Arizona. Really.

[@OakwiseBecoming]

Please see a doctor and get your tongue tie fixed. The speech impediment is irritating to listen to.

[@ErikHare]

I feel like this could be the centerpiece of a Doctor who episode.

[@scottgilmour8392]

Which in turn would imply that it most likely originated in a Welsh quarry.😛

[@DavidAnderson-m5c]

Turns out it's the only stone in the world that's bigger on the inside.

[@williamanderson5437]

I visited London in April 2023, found the London Stone (out of curiosity), then went to Greenwich (to walk under the Thames and back - there is a similar experience in Hamburg under the Elbe), visited the Meridam then back towards Euston station to visit the Sir William Flinders Petrie Museum (small but so interesting), to the South of the statio - one block, but hidden in the centre). A Wonderful tour, try it.

[@mortoopz]

6:32: It probably survived the fire of london because... Its a f'ing stone, stone is well known for being especially difficult to set fire too, coz its usually, literally, impossible.

[@Cyberspak-vz9rm]

Magma

[@SgtSupaman]

@@Cyberspak-vz9rm , magma is not stone that was set on fire. It's stone that melted. There is a difference.

[@markcarpenter6020]

Stone doesn't burn but fire can cause it to crack and shatter.

[@nigelliam153]

Sooooo, they could use it to make a place for fire?

[@shigeminotoge4514]

@@nigelliam153 Ohh, a place for fire, like some kind of... "Fire Place." How novel! I like it! Should patent that

[@xenogorwraithblade2538]

The mile marker theory makes the most sense to me, especially if all the roads at the time converged at that one point. "That decent sized rock in the middle of the road marks the center of this garrison."

[@joealtmaier9271]

But other similar markers were all worked stone - pillars etc. Not some dumb old rock. Seems a stretch.

[@dennisk5818]

Hmm. I could see this as an explanation. However, now that they've moved it, doesn't that screw up all earlier measurements, albeit by a few feet?

[@xenogorwraithblade2538]

@@dennisk5818 Oh, certainly. But cartography has come a long way. Its purpose is fulfilled. We can just google where the city limits are now. It likely only persists as a cultural touchstone (ha).

[@adamshatwell]

'Despite potentially being the most important stone in British history' Stonehenge : 'hold my beer'

[@ThomasPCGuruENGINES]

[tries to imagine Stonehenge drinking a beer]

[@guyfaux3978]

Can't the Stone of Scone get any love?

[@jasholden9741]

*Crown Jewels:* hold my wine

[@thomascranor2668]

Technically Stonehenge was only important in prehistory, the time before written records in a region.

[@adamshatwell]

@thomascranor2668 thank you for correcting me, i will endeavour to do better in future

[@Michelle_Schu-blacka]

As a Londoner, this is the first time I've heard of the London Stone...or Avebury. I know you could never explore all of London in an entire lifetime but I really do need to make a start.

[@Player456London]

Same

[@apelincoln1616]

As soon as I heard ' Better Help ', I knew he was going to get blasted in the comment section. What was he thinking lol ? I know he has plenty of sponsors to choose from. That said, this was another great video from our brother thoughty2

[@rodh1404]

Betterhelp is a platform you can trust. What you can trust them FOR, is another question entirely.

[@cjay2]

Exactly. It's another scam.

[@shoutingfactory3694]

He was thinking of the money of course, or being naive.

[@basillah7650]

He got over 200 videos with better help he not care he not read comments also videos stolen from others he just reads what they said again.

[@basillah7650]

@@shoutingfactory3694 Money he did that fake Scottish lord/lady chinese land title scam as well.

[@jailoranges]

Not better help again smh

[@skyblue9354]

Shake your head, aaall the way the fuck out the comment section, we don't care😂

[@SenatorFreddyQuimby]

They must pay really well. Many reputable tubers keep advertising, while absolutely knowing their reputation

[@Schmorgus]

You shouldn't blame the youtubers though, they get payed (and they need their income). The person using Better help, is the nincompoop.

[@jailoranges]

@Schmorgus I'm sure this is a big enough channel that they can get other sponsorships it would be a but more nuanced with a smaller channel - also wtf why would you blame the users wanting to get help

[@dark_baphomet]

@@Schmorguswhat is wrong with it exactly? I’ve heard it’s bad but I have no idea why?

[@PardonMeBut...]

The rock was probably put there by some drunk aliens as a joke wondering what humans would do with it

[@lorierush6561]

😅 lol 😂😆😂😅

[@VeracityLH]

Or it fell off the back of their flying saucer when they hit turbulence and the aliens were too drunk to notice. "Hey Xshufvm, the stone is gone! Ya think we left it on Venus?" "Well how the dtvmk do I know? I was finezshwy!"

[@zephyr2010ac]

The London Stone was brought over to Ancient Briton by Brutus from Troy. The Stone was originally the pedestal for the goddess Diana, in the Court of the Temple of Diana in Troy and was sacred to the Kymry (now spelled Cymru). Plenty of information on the London Stone if you know where to look. Information on the London Stone can be found in the book "The British Kymry, or Britons of Cambria: Outlines of Their History and Institutions from the Earliest to the Present Times." By The Rev. R.W. Morgan and also in "The Bruts of England". The London Stone was somewhat much bigger at one time and what remains of it now is the capstone. The rest of the Stone, around 6 foot of it, is buried somewhere in Cannon Street and is inscribed with Brutus's prayer to Diana which is written in the Ancient Brittish Coelbren alphabet

[@mistyculous9644]

Researchers who love historical facts are fascinating, thanks

[@SylviaLaidlow-Petersen]

Why did the ancient people of Cymru (celts) see a stone brought over by the invading Romans, as sacred, I wonder? After all, the celts were there before the Romans? Interestingly, King Arthur seems to have arisen about this time, to defend the ancient Britons in the dark ages. Perhaps it was the original 'sword in the stone'!

[@soapy3204]

Thank you

[@mstefa007]

As he said in the video.. people write BS all the time. So did you.

[@KevinBreak]

I found the book you referred to, could you please indicate which chapter? www.google.com/books/edition/The_British_Kymry_Or_Britons_of_Cambria/crIHAAAAQAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover edit: I found first mentions on pp.28, 31

[@allieeverett9017]

So captivating! Use as a zero mile marker placed there by the Romans seems most plausible for the London Stone🙃

[@pheadrus7621]

So, the Roman roads converge on it and the Thames River used to be much wider than it currently is. Surely someone some time stuck a bloody great rock here to mark the best place to cross the river.

[@Sarcasticron]

Which would work with the converging roads theory. Romans built bridges too, and we only know about some of them. They'd want a good bridge connected to the milarium.

[@Zhao_Dynasty]

Never have I thought I would be so intrigued by a mere stone's mystery... thank you Forty-two.

[@AcceptGamingDKD]

"Forty-two" lmao

[@fatherofdragons4880]

Thoughty....

[@percyrovelo9446]

Quarantadue

[@josekentucky86]

​@@AcceptGamingDKD right

[@ThomasPCGuruENGINES]

I'm still not, tbh

[@rosiefay7283]

0:13 Imagine someone seeing this image of a city and still thinking it's foggy. London ceased being a foggy city before you were born.

[@ffcheatcodeexpress]

That's funny! I can't speak for all my fellow Americans that haven't visited the UK but I would argue a large percentage of us picture London as this misty foggy mess with muggers on every corner eyeing targets with long trench coats hiding high fashion. Oddly specific I know.. American cinema may be the reason. Also I really hope the tyrannical government official narrative is fake news cause if I not y'all gotta start fighting back

[@Jussi138]

It's a stone, of course it can survive a fire.

[@capt.bart.roberts4975]

I remember being introduced to The London Stone, by my grandpa. He thought it was utterly ridiculous, and very human.

[@davidlancaster8152]

Good one Mister 2! I had not heard of this stone. Thanks for the information

[@kayjay8683]

The truth is so a stone masons apprentice dropped it off the back of a cart. He was so embarrassed he just left it.

[@rockford3943]

10:55

[@EarthScienceTV]

The theories around the stone's origins and its importance are so intriguing!

[@EarthScienceTV]

I'm leaning towards the idea that it was a central milestone for the Romans. Makes the most sense given the history.

[@goldmemberr]

@@EarthScienceTVwell, I like how creative they were. (Sarcasm) stonehendge as an example, was already constructed by the time the romans came along. My question is why such a small rock when in history monuments and important markers were massive in size.

[@StupidusMaximusTheFirst]

yeah well, if you got nothing to start on, it's not that interesting. It could be any kind of story, including the totally mundane and boring.

[@retriever19golden55]

"Brutus of Troy...said..." and then an ad broke in: "...I burned all my shoes!"

[@paulm749]

Fun presentation. Tend to agree that over time the significance of London Stone has primarily been as a cultural rallying point - a touch stone, if you will. Rather sad (and telling) that it's now almost entirely ignored.

[@herbtarlic892]

Senior of Brit ancestry, in Toronto. Been a fan for years. Always enjoy your take on you subject matter. Thanks for your efforts!

[@smartinezai]

Oh no,.... I know money is necessary but betterhelp?

[@dirremoire]

He makes plenty of money. At this point it's just greed

[@brolydictcumberbatchmontou401]

Thoughty2 an absolute gem of a story told by a true master of storytelling. From Canada this is the first time I have ever heard of the stone. But how you tell this humble rocks surprising back story in such an enthralling manner. Clarity in the delivering it's message reminds why I have been a long time follower of your content and channel. Thank you Thoughty2

[@vaakdemandante8772]

Let me explain the stone's origin. Stonehenge is located near limestone deposits and as some believe was a landing site for an ancient craft of Sumerian entity called Enki and/or his descendants. Since all kings have been subordinates of those sky entities, hence the "divine" right to rule coming from the "gods", then it's obvious that if kings have to touch the stone after coronation, that it's a stone that was dug up from around the Stonehenge/landing site of their master. Now, if one does not believe in "sky gods" or ancient astronauts, than it's fine but one has to be then content with no concrete explanation for the stone's existence and role in London affairs. The rational explanation is that it's a symbol of the ancient post-deluvian rulers of England. I bet the royal archives have an exact reason why the stone is important, but they just won't tell the commoners that it's a kind of souvenir of extraterrestrial visit from the past.

[@rupertbollywood1190]

I think you're onto something. In western Europe these stones are usually water rocks rather than sky rocks though. A shame the druids' knowledge was erased so violently. There are pockets of folklore in relevant areas in Europe where the villagers know about what different types of stone are supposed to do.

[@thomaswattsjr.7]

The answer to me, with the benefit of many years following my historical interests, was obvious, but hearing the history that developed around it gave a very Chronicles of Liebowitz vibe! Well done! This was fascinating.

[@susanmj1160]

Love how he says "uninspiring and vapid" as the cover of "Spare" scrolls by 🤣🤣🤣

[@SirFrederick]

This stone deserves a Doctor Who Episode

[@MrERRada]

Start writing that script! I look forward to that episode 😍

[@divegabe]

It's amazing that no one has ever bothered to steal such an unremarkable and famous stone for a millennia.

[@dearthditch]

Which tells you its value

[@ThomasPCGuruENGINES]

...it's a STONE. Not even a pretty stone. Also, it would take a team of people , so you'd need a high number of criminals, and London is not India (yet)

[@basillah7650]

They did steal it moved it from original location and locked it up in their new building.

[@galaxyanimal]

@@ThomasPCGuruENGINES But there were many more criminals around before modern policing.

[@spacebace]

The London Stone is a mysterious, ancient landmark in London that's surrounded by legends and speculation: Location The London Stone is housed in a Portland Stone enclosure in the front wall of 111 Cannon Street. It's located as close as possible to its original position, which was in the middle of the Cannon Street roadway. Appearance The London Stone is an irregular block of oolitic limestone that measures 53 × 43 × 30 cm (21 × 17 × 12 in). Origin The stone's date and original purpose are unknown, but it's likely of Roman origin. The type of limestone it's made from was commonly used in Roman Britain. Legends The London Stone is surrounded by many legends, including: It was part of an altar built by Brutus of Troy, the Trojan founder of London. It was a Druidic altar. It was the magical "heart of London". It was used for ceremonial purposes, such as naming the Mayor of London. If the stone is ever moved, the future of London will be jeopardized. Beliefs There's no evidence for modern claims that the stone was formerly an object of veneration, or has some occult significance. However, some believe that the stone's safety is linked to that of the city itself.

[@only1muppet]

It was very likely one of two things, a boundary marker to separate two factions. Or it was a memorial for an unknown leader that died 6,000 years ago. Since the stone has been altered over the centuries it would be impossible to know who’s right.

[@ramalightfoot9943]

I do believe this is my favorite video that you've done. It's really well presented, and flows so well, to end with such a great message. Thank you. (I'm vague on purpose, watch the video!)

[@gregbors8364]

Without watching first, imma say it’s Keith Richards

[@kiros13]

That was a humorless comment that could have gone unposted.

[@gregbors8364]

@@kiros13 Keith? Is that you?

[@kristopherguilbault5428]

He does have some big stones 🤔🤔

[@CRUCESlGNATUS]

DONT TAKE MONEY FROM BETTER HELP YOU ARE BETTER THAN THAT

[@Schmorgus]

He can take the money they give him, you don't have to spend any on them.

[@mjouwbuis]

@@Schmorgus and someone can be justified in advising him against that, for example to avoid damaging his reputation, so what's your point?

[@cornfarts]

Can someone explain what’s wrong with better help? I was considering a therapist

[@Schmorgus]

@@mjouwbuis because him earning money is always the problem isn't it. Why don't all of you who want him to not be sponsored, pay the sum he would lose? Or are you all just sitting there pointing fingers?

[@zer0bre]

@@Schmorgus because people like pointing fingers. that's nothing new. i'm curious to know what makes them a SCAM, though...

[@JoseP.Flores]

When the Romans first took the area, there was an impressive henge, not as much as the one they left virtually intact, but still. They toppled it, and moved the biggest stone to a central point by the river...

[@JoseP.Flores]

I was told that by a bus driver, when I was 13 after skating spots in that area, late Looong time ago

[@charlesgmcd]

Great video. Had no idea about the London Stone until today. Thank you.

[@Helmann9265]

Thanks

[@ryandavis4448]

As an American, id like to take a minute to acknowledge my UK heritage. Yes, i prob have native genes, however im proud of my English bloodline. And therefore would like to take this moment to say "Hello" to my English cousins across the pond! 👋👋👋

[@minners71]

As an Englishman I say hello and well done America for your recent election victory! Unless you voted for her.

[@ThomasPCGuruENGINES]

@@minners71 As a proud Kiwi here in New Zealand I would like you to both spend a day in my jeans. There's plenty of room.

[@sezwho8561]

Hello .to you. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@ryandavis4448]

@@minners71 thank you, and yes it was time for us to boot the clown show from the Swamp. It's good to hear there are ppl over there who support our decision.

[@CARPB147]

@@ryandavis4448 Jolly good show, Ryan!

[@EpickBoi]

That AI thumbnail is weird.

[@soundscape26]

He's been making very poor AI thumbnails for a while now

[@austinreese5553]

Sometimes you must AI a boulder in a cage

[@AlexDavidkova]

Recently we learned that they've found El Dorado in the Amazon, now we know the stone of Excalibur!

[@ThomasPCGuruENGINES]

No, Thoughty-2 found El Dorado in London.

[@Kegfarms]

El Dorado has never been found.

[@michaelbentley278]

A fanciful tale. ... In 122AD the emperor Hadrian visited Britain and appointed a new governor. This governor showed his loyalty and gratitude by erecting a large statue of the emperor in the middle of the road outside the governor's palace. The statue was made of wood with a bronze head and, more importantly, stood on a huge plinth of polite limestone from Portland. Hadrian also decided to order the construction of Hadrian's Wall. When the citizens of London discovered that they would be paying for all this there was a riot. They set fire to the city and threw the statue into the river. The burnt remnants of the Hadrianic Fire are still there and the bronze head was recovered from the Thames in 1934. The plinth stayed where it was. It was the largest single stone in London. It gradually became smaller as people cut pieces off it and its longevity gave it almost mystical status.

[@michaelbentley278]

Oolitic not polite

[@DavidAnderson-m5c]

@@michaelbentley278 I dunno... it probably had better manners than the Romans.

[@michaelbentley278]

Not being an expert on Roman manners I couldn't say but they were famous for their lack of humour

[@richardhughes3739]

Incredible content time and time again. Thank you

[@DavenDsota]

I didn’t even know of this stone!!! I feel embarrassed by that. Thank you Thoughty2 for saving me from that potentially embarrassing future conversation. I do know WHSmiths though. “Uninspiring, vapid” is precisely right. You may have to explain to the international audience what crisps are :) Really enjoyed this one as I do all your videos :)

[@rhoward295]

Nope, we know what crisps are. I presume most of us know!

[@williambavington5392]

I always associated W.H. Smiths with magazines and popular books rather than overpriced crisps. Perhaps it has changed?

[@DavenDsota]

@@williambavington5392 I have ventured into the local WH Smiths. It’s all self service except the post office but it’s still the haven for paperbacks that all end up in the charity shop a week later. I just buy from the charity shop these days so I don’t go in their often either 🤷 Crime, Chiclit, calendar, chocolate and crisps :) much change but still plenty of nostalgia :)

[@Gomorragh]

8:15 and some say its the stig ....

[@Know_Your_Enemy]

I love videos about Stones in London!!!!

[@andrewbettcher7856]

We live near London but rarely go and even when we do, we just do a bit of shopping or look at the standard “tourist” places. We don’t know about London. We know that we walk past thousands of interesting things all the time and don’t know what they are (for example, the river under Fleet Street!!) Anyway, we decided to compile a list of interesting points in London that we could visit with our kids and teach them about it. Things going on the list. Cheers Thoughty2.

[@realitywins6457]

If you can, share your list. We’d all love to see it! Cheers

[@christineshaw3423]

Great video ! Makes such a change from the vast amount of other videos running in this time !

[@jamesdoucette55]

Not trying to sound, American, here, but I had a good old laugh when you started this video and then went into the sponsorship for better help. A man who cared that much about a stone might have gone a bit cracked, but we still love you all the same.

[@trishm9776]

LOL

[@ironcladranchandforge7292]

Well London has already fallen to the invaders, so apparently the stone didn't do its job.

[@loddude5706]

The Empire struck back . . . by moving in . . . (the Kismetic cycles within our own entropy? : )

[@ironcladranchandforge7292]

@loddude5706 -- Purposeful entropy fostered by insane lunatics? Perhaps only the London Stone knows. 🤣

[@AzatothAUS]

Well it is broken after all.

[@grumpyratt2163]

Oh look a bigot

[@ThursoBerwick]

​@@grumpyratt2163It's great when businesses employ people who aren't fluent. I wonder how much money they lose from misunderstood orders or botched instructions? Probably more than the money they save on low wages.

[@islaelizabeth05]

It’s a shame you chose this sponsor. I know you have money to make but this company is really bad for people’s health

[@fatherofdragons4880]

Elaborate please?

[@Hugh.G.Rectionx]

@@fatherofdragons4880 they cant elaborate. someone said theyre a bad company so they instantly believe it like a sheep.

[@ReReNoodle]

​@@fatherofdragons4880 better help has been exposed or atleast brought to light that they don't have real therapists, or atleast not all of them are real. They have also been exposed for basically selling people's problems to advertisers for profit (things that were supposed to be confidential) and a select few things to go with that stuff

[@Trubyd44]

Well, it is a bad service. I used it and it was a joke. It's expensive, they can't find the person you need, then you're assigned someone and they aren't qualified (mine was just a social worker) and all they do is talk to you like a paid friend. So your sheep analogy can bounce off of me and back to you. Lol. You heard that it was good so you like a good sheep just repeat it. I got you on that one. 😂. In all seriousness, it wasn't a good experience for me. Thank you.

[@iceeeuuuu]

Therapy isn't for everyone. Just because it wasn't good for you doesn't mean it won't be good for someone else.

[@nadalynm.3145]

Thank you for giving me another site to visit when I get to London!

[@MrCovi2955]

The story of London Stone is the story of how stories impart meaning to otherwise insignificant things.

[@Just1kartoffel]

He’s STONED

[@uingaeoc3905]

The first Lord mayor of London was Henry FitzAylwin de Londonstone.

[@markstott6689]

Thus proving that sometimes the truth is weirder than the myths.

[@johnskuse441]

His home was behind St Swithin's church. You cracked the mystery.

[@karlarmandsiman8409]

1:39 you can't deny he said "Thoughty2" here

[@frosttouched1997]

Hadn't heard about the London Stone before - what a great story. Thoroughly enjoyed this one!

[@winterkill1764]

as a star ocean fan, I like to think it's an OPA (Out of place artifact) and some superadvanced civilization is gonna come back for it

[@ThomasPCGuruENGINES]

It's a super advanced....stone?

[@rebny7801]

A super advanced civilisation is gonna come back for a large chunk of limestone?

[@StupidusMaximusTheFirst]

Hello there, we are the survivors of this superadvanced civ you mention. You can keep the stone, we got plenty.

[@charleswheeler3418]

Somehow, I don't think stones can 'witness' things

[@andrewirwin8210]

Those of the wise know that entities from the outer dark wishing to become part of our creation will bind themselves to certain stones, the most famous of which is at Mecca. The speaking stones have the ability to enter and manipulate the minds of those near to them. I forget where that quote comes from

[@jakioki]

Hi Thoughty2 , love the content. Keep up the good work

[@ChicagoFaucet.etc.]

Since it was a stele of sorts, it probably was originally some sort of navigation tool. "You want to go due north of the stone by 100 yards." But, since it was also near an amphitheater, it might have also been used as a place to post bills and notices, as well as for orators to speak from. Today, it's probably just famous for being famous - like the Kardashians. Fun Fact: There is also an old saying that if the ravens that live at the top of London Tower ever leave the tower, then England will fall. To prevent this from happening, it is the responsibility of the employees of the London Tower to make sure that those ravens are well fed, and that their wings remain clipped.

[@SylviaLaidlow-Petersen]

I wonder why it was revered so much though in the centuries that followed? I think you are right though -some sort of rallying stone, a meeting place, a place central to the city where 'things happened'.

[@dysfunctional_vet]

okay, im watching this history, but can i trust it to be rock solid? always such great content from your channel, been watching for years now. keep running as it is such great content

[@ryanbursell6076]

Ah yes thats where I found excalibur obviously

[@Whookieee]

The AI thumbnail freaking me out

[@ThiagoGlady]

My man, you can do better with the AI generated thumbnail. The guy is using 6 hands to hold the stone 😂

[@jexmarro9]

He can do better than a better help ad

[@robertjacob17]

A mysterious stone that gives you 6 fingers and eight knuckles 😮

[@ashgoat4792]

@@jexmarro9yeah i hadn’t watched in a while and im disappointed he did ai AND better help, especially as an artist and a psych major lol 🙂‍↕️

[@strixfiremind]

​@@ashgoat4792 I keep getting told "just use ai to make the art you need for your project" No. I'm not an artist, but a writer, yet I wouldn't step on my peers; especially when they can still do far better work, and *need* the work, unlike AI.

[@ashgoat4792]

@ Thank you

[@enkisdaughter4795]

Englishwoman here. During the last ice age, at its height, the ice sheets reached as far as London. It could have been from that time. There is a “great lump of lava” on the lawn of The University of Manchester’s Old Quadrangle. It’s in front of The Beyer Building. It is made of andesite, weighs 20 tons (18.14 tonnes) and measures 8’ 0” x 9’ 0” x 5’ 0” (2.438m x 2.743m x 1.524m). It was brought from Borrowdale in the Lake District during the last ice age, 20,000 years ago by the ice sheet. It remained 28’ 0” (8.53m) below the surface until it was dug up in February 1888, when workers discovered it whilst excavating for the new sewerage system.

[@chadUCSD]

Where I grew up in Port Glasgow there was the 'Boglestone' whixh was carried by the ice sheets during the idlceage from tje very North of Scotland a few hundred miles south to where it ended up in Port Glasgow. My old primary school was named after the stone. Boglestone Primary school. Its been rebuilt n called Newark Primary now.

[@huesaturationintensity]

My take is that before automobiles people rode on horses up to a given stone as to make mounting or dismounting a horse easier. I've seen a few such rocks next to old buildings in both the East and Western United States. Likely this was the first of its' kind in the UK, thus the significance of the stone. It literally means, that this is a definitive destination. It in essence is important because it marks the city officially, and practically since this would therefore be the center of town... that is, the place to dismount your horse before or after leaving town. I'd wager it had emotional significance since many hellos and goodbys were said on that rock.

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

A lump of limestone is definitely more than 5,000 years old.

[@dearthditch]

If it’s existed so long it must be Druid magic! 😂

[@jeinnerabdel]

So, you post without counting your crappy AI's fingers? The dude is holding an egg with 6 fingers. If this is the level of detail you put on your thumbnail, I don't want to know about your "research"

[@FikuKromoUzuFajrovulpon]

And just to be clear to anyone who is not seeing it right... thats 6 fingers AND a thumb! 🤣

[@Vee_of_the_Weald]

Aaran is only the voice of the channel. He is not the researcher/writer nor is he the editor. It’s the editor that produced dodgy AI and left it there. Mind you, it makes people write comments and comments are good for the algorithm, so if I were the editor, I’d leave the 6 fingers + 1 thumb guy in too.

[@jeinnerabdel]

@@Vee_of_the_Weald Well, that makes sense, more reactions still hit the algorithm. Yet, a dislike and one less subscriber does count (probably 0.000001% but low quality content still deserves it). Unless this is someone else's channel, the dude should have some QA before releasing his videos.

[@StoffelDilligas]

It could be a picture of a Devon/Cornhole native. The finger's might be webbed as well.

[@tycro]

I love to think some dude just brought a fuckin rock to London to mess with everyone.

[@esthersheridan1693]

I like that idea.

[@ThomasPCGuruENGINES]

@@esthersheridan1693 I like that idea and soon, in my city, a large rock will be spontaneously appearing...I suspect ;]

[@mosab79]

Always something unique that makes my day better

[@denispemberton1807]

Loved this, keep it up, keep them coming.

[@TheRisenPeopleEire]

It took me nearly two weeks to pass that stone I will have you know

[@ThomasPCGuruENGINES]

ow. And I know

[@jeno264]

😮!!

[@johnick451]

That guy on the presentation poster has six fingers, 42.👉🖐

[@ZestyDelight]

Don’t help better help.. why are you being naive to what is already known and still saying hey they are trustworthy..now. I don’t even want to finish the video.

[@Kaiquintos]

Ngl, I love that we spend so much time, effort and money into creating an artifact out of effectively near worthless piece of rock. And as long as we call it magical, mystical etc. It becomes that. Love it.

[@silverismoney]

The bit about the monarch touching the stone is interesting. I grew up in Kingston and never really thought about the stone in town much or the name until much later on. The coronation stone in Kingston is significantly older than the London Stone but not quite as mysterious. The stone itself is unremarkable when you see it, and it's not all that obvious if you don't know what you're looking for either.

[@brandonferrell828]

Why do I still subscribe to yall. Ridiculous

[@nicholasnorthover5922]

If BETTER HELP is a scam why is it still up and running? Doesn't make any sense...

[@neva_nyx]

They don't take any insurances so you pay out of pocket and they can get away with having you never talk to a doctor. Just assistants and counselors. It's a scam.

[@kauffmanfamily3255]

Ayyy! Ive been waiting for a new video!! 🖤🤍

[@Keef_DGAF]

Thanks for another great video thoughty2 🎉🎉🎉

[@matfresco]

You are looking good! I love the videos. Love your voice and its great to see you looking good too.

[@Mumantaii]

These shitty AI thumbnails man... and on top a Better Help sponsorship.

[@r1tsa]

It doesn't in anyway affect the content being put out so why does the thumbnail matter? You could also just not watch his videos

[@jazic82]

​@@r1tsacriticism never does any good. Let's all just be yes men and never disagree.

[@r1tsa]

@jazic82 what a completely weird comment. if you have a problem with the way someone runs their youtube channel, go find a new one. Very simple.